US President, Donald Trump and his second term denial, Joe Biden, are now girding their loins for legal battle that may become one of the biggest post-election lawsuits in the history of America.
BIGPEN reports this comes as Biden has been reported to have defeated President Donald Trump, denying him a second term after a bitter campaign and dramatic prolonged vote count in battleground states that sparked a flurry of lawsuits.
Already, Trump, in a statement Saturday, failed to concede and instead vowed to continue to fight.
“The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor,” the president said.
“Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated,” Trump added.
The president has launched a number of legal challenges over ballot counting in key battleground states, with his campaign filing suits in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada as the states continue to tally ballots sent by mail. Trump, his campaign and surrogates have spread allegations of fraud in the voting and ballot counting in various states, although solid proof of it has not emerged, according to Fox News report.
Reports say the most expensive presidential election in U.S. history is poised to become even pricier as the candidates prepare for a bitter legal battle.
The total cost of the 2020 election was put near an unprecedented $14 billion, making it the most expensive election in history and twice as expensive as the previous presidential election cycle.
That’s according to an estimate from the Center for Responsive Politics. The Center previously estimated the election would see nearly $11 billion in total spending. But an extraordinary influx of political donations in the final months — driven by a Supreme Court battle and closely watched races for the White House and Senate — pushed total spending past that $11 billion figure with weeks yet to go before Election Day.
In pursuing the legal battles, President Donald Trump is banking on his supporters’ donations to fund a wave of lawsuits contesting the results in battleground states. Democratic nominee Joe Biden is also asking his supporters for financial help to ensure all votes are counted.
Vote counting in this election, took particularly long time this year, in part because of the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots. Some states, such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, legally could not count these votes until Election Day. Ink shortages and burst pipes in vote-counting buildings also delayed results in swing states.
The Trump campaign had filed lawsuits in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia to either stop votes from being counted or challenge the results. The campaign is also demanding a recount in Wisconsin, a state Biden carried by about 20,000 votes when the race was called Wednesday.
According to report in Opensecret, Center for Responsive Politics, the Trump campaign is sending out a flurry of fundraising emails to fund its legal challenges. Recent fundraising emails claim without evidence Democrats “will try to steal this election” and urge supporters to “protect the election results!” Another email claims without evidence Democrats are attempting to “manipulate the results.”
Biden’s camp launched a new committee, the Biden Fight Fund, to defend against an onslaught of lawsuits. A recent email from Biden’s camp asks supporters to “chip in $25 to help us assemble a massive legal effort that will ensure that our democratic process prevails.”
